Variation in water and sucrose responsiveness during the foraging season affects proboscis extension learning in honey bees

Apidologie

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-72

  Scheiner, Ricarda ^a   Barnert, Marcus ^a   Erber, Joachim ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Learning; Proboscis extension response; Responsiveness to sucrose; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; LEARNING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUGAR;

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0037287245     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2002050     Document Type: Article

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